Prices of food commodities in Karamoja sub region has gone up after traders suspended supplying food to the drought-stricken region. The suspension of food supplies to Karamoja by traders follows continuous attacks by so-called Karimojong cattle rustlers on traders. Karamoja region gets 97% of its food commodities from the neighboring
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Uganda Investment Authority-UIA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises-FSME to improve competence of domestic investors in the country. The MoU offers room to small local investors to improve working competence to the level of foreign investors in the country by securing for
Read MoreVictoria Ssekitooleko the Vice Chairperson of PSFU testing Sweet Wine made by women at Trade show organised at Kasana Playground As the country prepares to celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday, URN survey finds that Ugandan women engaged in small scale enterprises are struggling to access financial services so as
Read MoreMr. Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Uganda (L) wit Amb. Dr. Avv Hersy Hagi Olosow Director General of Protocol and Ag. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Uganda and Somalia have committed to strengthening bilateral cooperation. Bagiire
Read MoreAfrican apefly in its pupae stage The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries together with Kasese District local government with help of Makerere University entomologists have identified the suspected new pest that broke out in Kasese last week as African apefly –AAF. Its scientific name is Spalgis lemolea.
Read MoreBillions of shillings have been recovered The Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID has recovered another 7.8 Billion Shillings in the ongoing probe of mass embezzlement that hit the teachers’ revolving fund. President Yoweri Museveni pledged and ordered for release of Shillings 25 billion purposely to improve primary school teachers’ welfare.
Read Morehe latest directive by President Yoweri Museveni stopping rice growing in wetlands threatens the livelihood of more than 40,000 Ugandans, mainly farmers, but also processors and traders. Museveni recently heightened his opposition to the practice with directives issued as early as 2019, though they were hardly implemented. But in July
Read MoreFrans Hiemstra (L), General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uber and Innocent Muhangi (C), CEO, Uganda Driving Standards Agency, giving a boda boda rider a certificate and safety gear Uber has announced a partnership with Uganda Driving Standards Agency to provide training for UberBoda driver-partners on road and vehicle safety. The initiative is part of
Read MoreDr. Baterana Byarugaba, the embattled Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital has been interdicted. This is contained in a March 2, 2022 letter issued by the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine. She has asked Dr. Baterana to hand over the office to his deputy, Dr. Rosemary Byanyima,
Read MoreThe National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay 50 Billion Shillings every week for the first five months to beneficiaries of the midterm access. This was revealed on Thursday by Betty Amongi the Minister for Gender, Labor, and Social Development while announcing the guidelines, regulations, and processes of receiving their
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